Folding-check-book holder



Nov. 29,1927. Q 1,650,608

H. O. COOPER FOLDING CHECK BOOK HOLDER Filed April 10. 1926 wrmsssssPatented Nov. 29, 1927.

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Application filed April '10, 1926. Serial No. 101,19'i'. i

- Thisinvention relates to a holder for folding check books, and hasmore particular reference; to a device adapted for attachment to afolding check book and shiftable relative to the latter so as tobepositionable for retaining thecheckbook in an opencondition, L y I, Itis well known that considerable difficulty and inconvenience isexperienced in m fillingoutthe checks of a folding check book by reasonof the fact that such check books tendto return tofolded conditionandmust be manually preventedfrom doingso while a check of the book isbeing filled out.

tion is to provide an improved device adapted for attachment to' a:folding check book .and shiftable thereon so as to be position-l ablefor effectivelyretaining the book in open or unfolded conditionso thattheuser of the book will experience no difficulty or inconvenience infilling out a check ofthe book. A further object is to provide a checkbook holder of the above kind shiftable relative to the bookfor-permitting foldingof the same and embodyingmeans toengage the Ufolded portion of the check book for retaining the latter in compactlyfolded condition when not in use. y

A still further" object is to provide a check book holder of the abovekind which is extremely simple and durable in construction as well asetficient in operation.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention isbetter understood,

and the same consists in the novel form,

combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described,shown inthe an accompanying drawing and claimed. a

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is an inverted perspective view of a check book equipped with aholderconstructed in accordance with the present in vention, the checkbook being retained in The primary object of the present inveninsaneFigure 6 is a fragmentary perspective View Ofthe holder removed from.the. check hook.

' Referring more in detail to the drawings,

ofindicates a conventional form of folding iclheck book: vthe backandchecks of Which are folded upon I altransverse line intermediatetheir ends as at 6, wherebythe book normally assumes a folded conditionfor convenience in carrying the same inthe pocket .ofthe user. Thepresent invention aimsto providea device adapted for attachment to afold ng check book of thiskind and shift able relativeto the same soasto "be positionable for releasably retaining the check book in unfoldedor open positiornand for this purposethe invention embodies a slideattachable to-and movable longitudinally on the check book. This slidepreferably consists of a flat plate 7 yof comparatively stiff or rigidform and of a size to extend-across 1* the back oftheicheck book, theends of the plate 7 being provided; with upwardly projecting flanges 8adapted to engage the longi tudinaledges of the checkbook and having[inwardly extending lips9 upon the ends of said flanges 8 adapted toengage the margin of the uppermost check ofthe book whereby the deviceis slidably. retained upon the check book. The lipsQarespaced from thethickness of the unfolded check book when in original condition withnone of the checks removed, so that the checks will be maintained inflat contiguous relation when the slide is applied to the book. It isthus apparent that if the check book is opened or ,p1ate 7 a distancesubstantially-equal tothe f unfolded and the slide moved longitudinallyof the book from the position of Figure 1 to a position wherein the sameextends toopposite sides of the fold 6 of the book, the latter will beeffectively retained in flat open condition whereby the uppermost checkof the book may be readily filled out without the expenditure of manualeffort in retaining the check book open, and so that little difficulty,or inconvenience is experienced by the user of the book. When the bookis no longer required for use, the slide may be shifted to the stub endof the checkbookso that the latter may readily return to its foldedcondition, and in order to retain the book in compactly folded conditionwhen the slide is so shifted, the intermediate portions,

7 of the flanges 8 are extended above the lips 9 and provided [withinwardly directed flanges '10 adapted. to engage the folded end portionof the check book whereby the latter is prevented from swinging to apartly open gg unless he s les-is a all with:

awn from beneath the flanges 10.

An upwardly bowed leaf spring l1 is sattached at one end to the uppersurface of the slide plate 7 so that the. spring lS-CllS- posedbetweenthe plate and the back of the check book, -This'spring 11compensates for reduction of the thickness of the check book as checksare detached therefrom whereby the slide is effectively retained inengagement with the book and the'checks main'tainedin compact relationuntil all of the checks are use'd'and removed. Obviouslypwhen the deviceis placed upon a full book of checksythe spring 11 will be flexed tosubstantially fiat form, and as the checks are removed, the spring willautomatically tendto return to its bowed condition for "forcing theplate 7 away from the back of the check book and maintaining the lips 9in tightengagement with the uppermost check'of' those remaining. Thepresent device is preferably constructed from light -metal havingsufficient jstiifness to withstand ordinary stramfand-in' order toreduce the weight of the device to a minimum, portions of the plate 7may be removed as indicated at 12."

Obviously, suitable advertising matter may be placed upon the exposedsurface of the plate 7 if desired.

From the foregoing description it is believed that the construction andoperation as well as the advantages of the present invention' will bereadily understood'and appreciated by those'skilled in the art.

' Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is l, A holder of the character described comprisinga plate adapted to extend across the back ofthe folding check book andprovided with end flanges projecting upwardly for positioningat thelongitudinal edges of projecting upwardly 'beyond the lips and providedwith inwardly directed flanges arranged to engage the folded portion ofthe check book when in folded condition."

2. A folding check book holder of the character described, comprising abody designed to position'across the ack of said book, a flange formedacross each-of two opposite edges of said plates and designed to overlieadjacent edges of the check late book, and a plurality of inwardlydirected" lips formed at the free, edge of each of said flanges, saidlips on each flange being.divided into two portions lying in difierentplanes, one thereof being designed to engage over the checks in the bookat all times-the other being designed to receivethe free end of thechecks when the checks arein' folded condition.

In testimonywhereof I aflix-my signature.

HENRY 0. 000mm.

